The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-01
THE STATE PRESS.
What Some of the Arkansas Edi.
 tors Find to Write About.


 something over dozen men stand ing around expecting lightning to strike them as the next governor of Arkansas, while about half that mum Der in the elyslum of dreams can see themselves in the United States Senate.
 Arkansas Democrat: There is now a strong demand for the walnut tim Der in Arkansas and this demand converts the walnut forests into rich paying mines. The walnut in this State is plentiful, but until right re gently the people have been uncon scious of it's real value. But the same thing might be said of all other timber, for the reason that the people could not feel that thing So abundant was so valuable.
 Little Rock Democrat: Let us boom our timber-our climate, our ! water power, our soil, our iron, man ganese, antimony, copper, coal, stone, etc, etc. Let us talk and write of our immunity from droughts and blizzards, from grassshoppers and other insect plaques. In all good conscience the State has enough to be proud of without trying to deceive the outside world as to things that we do not have.
 Hope Gazette: While speculation is rife as to who will be candidates for governor in 1888, we suggest Prof. Jas. Mitchell, of Little Rock, as man in every way eminently fit- ted for that place. The Gazette be- lieves him to be strong popular man, knows him to be true, con- sistant democrat and thinks, if elect ed, he would reflect honor on the state. The able editor of the Demo crat has hosts of strong friends in Hampstead.
 Bentonville Journal: The indica- tions are, that our fruit crop will be enormous. What boom it will be to poor newspaper men who have surrendered their railroad passes, to stop and pluck delicious fruit by the wayside as they trudge along over rough railroad ties. An oasis on great desert of misery. What the heartless railroads lack, a kind prov. idence has made up the deficit. It is an ill wind that blows no good, and he who laughs last laughs best: It is cold day and late in the eve ming, when the newspaper man cant get cold crumb of comfort out of the turn affairs are always taking. The railroads may keep their bloat ed wealth and passes. We prefer the fruit and appetite.
 Woodruff Go. Vidette: With pleas ure we see the name of Hon. Sam w. Williams mentioned to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Jus tice Wood, of the Supreme bench of the United States. A man of un questioned ability and integrity, we know of no man who is better suited or more eminently qualified for this position. It Is suggested that the position will probably be rendered to Mr. Garland, who, it is understood, is determined to retire 10 private life. If this is true, he could not do 8 more acceptable service to the people of Arkansas, than by using such influence as he may have, to secure the appointment of Judge Williams, whom he knows to be so eminently fitted for this important position.
 Washington Press: In an admir- able article, published in the last is- sue of the State Wheel Enterprise, Prof. Quayle, of Ozan, Lecturer for the Third District, protests vigorous ly against the effort to convert the Wheel into political party. "Would you have the representatives, of our uoble order, called together in the name of the State Wheel" he asks, turned into political caucus? Would you have another political side-show pitched under the very shadow of our next State Wheel, in which to exhibit only an illegitl mate offspring of the Wheel-would- be State officers and chronic office. seekersY' To this Prof. Quayle is most decidely opposed. It will be remembered that he was one of that vigorous and loyal minority that, in the Wheel convention at Little Rock, a year ago, fought the proposition to nominate Wheel State ticket, and being defeated. withdrew from the meeting and renounced all responsi bility for and allegiance tolt. Con- tinuing, Prof. Quayle says:
 If you say "Let politics go into the wheel" we are with you; but if you say " Let the wheel go into politics." we are against you. We construe the first proposition as meaning that we, as wheelers, should discuss all measures of public policy in our meetings and become thoroughly | posted upon all questions of govern ment brought before the public and then we will be able to act intelli- gently when an opportunity IS pre-. sented. The latter proposition, we think, signifies to drag the wheel down from it's present position of honor, and power for good, and sub ject it's vital principles to party par tisanism, to degeneracy and ultimate